A fake Rolex can copy the steel, dial, movement and design. What it cannot manufacture is Rolex itself. Counterfeits expose an awkward truth about watches, handbags and luxury goods: much of what we buy exists not in the object, but in what the object means.

From £50 beaters to four-figure premium homages, we compare the best Rolex Submariner-inspired watches, how closely they follow the original and which are actually worth buying.

A visit to a Patek Philippe exhibition in August 2026, with hands-on first impressions of eight watches including the Nautilus, Aquanaut, Calatrava, Cubitus and World Time Flyback Chronograph.

The 36mm Longines Legend Diver is already an unusual modern diver. Add a mother-of-pearl dial and mesh bracelet and it becomes something else entirely.

Chronographs have a habit of getting big. These are 20 of the best compact chronographs under 40mm, covering affordable, mechanical, vintage and luxury options.